I tested my emergency plan for the first time and it didn't work

Had a plan: if the app dies, log into the broker directly and close everything by hand. Tried it as a drill on a quiet Friday. Took me four minutes to find the password, another two to get through a verification step I'd forgotten existed, and by then I'd have been sitting in an unmanaged position for six minutes. Nothing was at risk because I was testing. That's the whole point of testing. The plan is now: credentials accessible, verification pre-completed, and I've done the drill twice more since.
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RiskFirstRita· Jun 2026 ago
An untested plan is a hope with formatting. Everyone should run this drill once.
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PremarketPete· Jun 2026 ago
Adding "can I log in right now" to my weekly rather than daily checks.
GrandpaGrizzly· Jun 2026 ago
The verification step nobody remembers is the classic one. It's always there and it's never convenient.
ZenTrader_Ana· Jun 2026 ago
Six minutes when nothing is at risk feels long. Six minutes when something is at risk feels like an hour, and that's the part the drill can't really teach you. Did you notice yourself getting rushed even knowing it was fake?
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CoffeeAndCharts· Jun 2026 ago
Love that you actually timed it. I'm stealing that — going to do mine with a stopwatch on a slow morning and see how bad the number is before I fix anything. Also everyone please check your recovery email is one you still have access to, ask me how I know 🙃
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